Projection 762 Help please?

Does anyone know of a good supplier of carbon tubing?? We broke our pole on Sunday in gusty conditions...

I don't have anything bad to say about Steve Goacher, he's been incredibly helpful and friendly, and, myself being a sometime Sonata sailor as well as the P762 I have always found him willing to dispense helpful advice at Sonata events where I have spoken to him.

I have to explain we didn't order the Goacher pentex sails for our boat (they were ordered by the boat's previous owner), but... the genoa doesn't reach the deck and consequently seems to be missing the most important part of the sail. The Wichard hook for the tack is too small and it's always a struggle to rig. Similarly the head has so much webbing that it is virtually imposible to attach a shackle. The main pulls out of the track regularly and I had to fit a slug slide to the head, which unfortunately doesn't do its job properly because - in my opinion - the headboard is attached too close to the boltrope. I have thought of a solution but I have to rely on favours to be allowed into our local loft where I used to work to make the changes. Having said that the main is a great shape and powerful too. I have mentioned these problems to Steve and he has promised to look at photos of the genoa when I send them - not something he has any obligation to do.

I'm glad to hear that other people's Goacher sails work well, but I also wish that ours did too!

Our Goacher sails have been excellent, great shape , well made and fast.  Personally I like a sailmaker who has made a few projection sails in the past with some sucess, hence Goacher, Quantum  Hyde etc.

Go 60 cm up with the hoist, fit a dinghy sized but all stainless steel ball bearing sheave block in the mast so the hole cut is small, use 8mm halvard.  Should allow spinaker luff length increase to 9.8m .  Combine with IRC area of 45-46m^2 gives a good aspect ratio for reaching and enough power to plane early. Mast will be fine,tested to 35 knots.

We found Goacher spi fuller than Quantum, so better going deep but lees good on a tight reach. You pays your money........

Hi Garth,

In my experience 0.9oz spinnaker cloth would normally only be used for a small heavy weather kite on a boat of this size. Given that you are going for a reasonably large kite, 45sqm, I would go for .75oz cloth. The heavier cloth would make it more difficult to fly in light winds. I don't know if anyone else uses heavier?? All our symmetrical kites are .75oz and no real issues even in strong winds - most damage tends to happen when hoisting and dropping. If you're going to raise the hoist (I know this doesn't make it masthead but it's worth reading Nigel Theadom's comments earlier in this strand) do it before you order the kite - it'll make a big difference to the sailmaker.

I'm curious to know more about your Goacher sails, Kev - we've had some problems with ours and consequently I'm thinking about replacing them.

Hi Chaps,

Have been getting a few quotes for a new kite, code 2, 45sqm.

We are thinking about raising the hoist up the mast by about 50cm, which worked very well for Pink Gin this season.  Has anyone else done similar and does anyone have any experience with .90oz vs .75oz spinnaker on a Projection.

Garth